I am attracted to teachings about the Sabbath - how to incorporate its riches into our lives without legalism. So I was interested in how Gilmore would handle it. I knew I was not going to love this book as soon as the author told me that after an unusually grueling work week, his urine smelled like Starbucks coffee. I get it that modern Christian authors see the need to be uncouth to be heard by this generation, but I find it more distracting than helpful.
The other nine commandments are more obviously still valid because they are moral laws, whereas most people see Sabbath-keeping as a cultural practice that separated the Jews from their Gentile neighbors. But Gilmore argues that Sabbath-keeping has both elements. It is a moral law in the sense that it requires us to care for our physical bodies, which are temples of the Holy Spirit. It is a moral law because it reminds us that our ultimate rest/salvation is in Christ and not in our own efforts. And finally, it is moral in that obeying it grows our faith in God as our provider.
Gilmore added a few ideas to my growing inventory of reasons for enjoying a weekly Sabbath.
The other nine commandments are more obviously still valid because they are moral laws, whereas most people see Sabbath-keeping as a cultural practice that separated the Jews from their Gentile neighbors. But Gilmore argues that Sabbath-keeping has both elements. It is a moral law in the sense that it requires us to care for our physical bodies, which are temples of the Holy Spirit. It is a moral law because it reminds us that our ultimate rest/salvation is in Christ and not in our own efforts. And finally, it is moral in that obeying it grows our faith in God as our provider.
Gilmore added a few ideas to my growing inventory of reasons for enjoying a weekly Sabbath.